Clothesline hanger



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CLOTHESLINE HANGER. APPLICATION HLED NOV. 15, 1921.

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FRED O. LAKE, 0F PARK LANE, VIRGINIA.

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Application filed November 15, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED O. LAKE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Park Lane, in the county of Arlington and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothesline Hang ers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in clothes-line hangers, and particularly to devices wherein a peculiar structure and ingenious configuration of the parts enables the user to secure the clothes line in position at the desired tension without knots or complicated twistings of the rope.

A primary object of the invention is to produce a hanger of this character which will be strong and durable, easy to manufacture and readily attached to a support by nails, screws or similar means.

With these and other objects in View as may become apparent from the disclosure, the invention consists in the novel combination of elements, construction and arrangements of parts, operation and specific features to be hereinafter enlarged upon and sought to be covered in the subjoined claims, the invention being illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my device showing one way of securing a line thereby.

Figure 2 is a similar view showing a further securing feature.

Figure 3 is a side elevation, and

Figure 4 is a front elevation.

Similar reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views.

My device consists of three main parts, namely :a base part A, a line support part B, and a locking part C.

The base part consists of two eyelets 5 and 6 by which the device is secured to a support or post P. These eyelets are formed by bending a heavy wire, as No. 9 wire, into two loops which are brought close together and the depending ends 7 and 8 extended downwardly to form a V-shaped clamp 9, as well as forwardly as shown in Figure 3, to form with the support a similar V-shaped clamping post 10. The looped wire above the base part is then brought together and bent outwardly as at 11 and Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 25, 31922.

Serial No. 515,286.

again bent upwardly as at 12 to form a hanger or loop around which the clothes line may be passed.

This arrangement of parts forms a pcculiarly sturdy fixture and its point of contact l l with the wall or post and its two points of attachment 5 and 6 produce a three-point suspension which will withstand a tremendous pull, either in line with the wall or at right angles to it.

The clothes line L is passed once around the hook B as shown in Figure 1 and is then passed down and back of the locking part C, in which position it is clamped suffi ciently tight for ordinary use.

By passing the free end of the line around the member 7 and between it and the member 8, as shown in Figure 2, a further hold is secured.

While in the foregoing I have described specific embodiments and have mentioned only certain possible modifications, it will be appreciated that in practice I do not limit myself to such specific details as herein set forth, but may resort to any practical modifications falling within the scope of the claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure to me by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In clothes line supports, a base member comprising two eyelets, a line supporting member, and a line securing member bent to form a third point of support with the eyelets when under tension and then to diverge from the plane of the support to form a wedging recess therewith.

2. In clothes line holders, a resilient rod bent to form a base including eyelets for support, an outstanding hooked member for line attachment, and resilient depending clamping arms bent to form a third point of support with the eyelets when under tension and then to diverge from the plane of the support to form a wedging recess therewith and from each other to form a second wedging recess therebetween.

8. As an improved article of manufacture, a clothes line holder of wire bent together intermediate its ends and then bent as one to form a U-shaped line support hook; then bent away from each other and each comsupport to form a wedging recess therewith and away from each other to form a second wedging recess therebetween, as and for the 10 purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

FRED O. LAKE. 

